Helms Workshop {Austin, Tx}
Huge fan. Huge. Of Texas’ finest Helms Workshop. Huge, for emphasis. True craftsmen of the all-Americana typographic cunning, an art that I’ve always found absorbing. Back to Helms, naturally an award-winning creative firm with a broad range of clients but for me, it’s their packaging work that’s particularly right on point. Helms “combine smart, strategic thinking... read »
Studio Dumbar {Rotterdam}
Glorious work from Rotterdam based Studio Dumbar who’s work, incredibly includes the visual identity of the Dutch police, back in the early 90′s. Their recently relaunched site houses a body of work that amounts to a menagerie of amazing aesthetics each as inspiring and challenging as the last. As well as having Dutch roots, you can... read »
Symphonic Pixels {Melbourne}
Social conscious is something us designers often consider. While our friends are doctors or teachers slowly saving the world day by day, we (or at least I do) jump at the opportunity to use design for the greater good – seems like our friends over at Symphonic Pixels have a similar approach. They are an... read »
Special Group {Auckland}
We couldn’t have put it better than in the words of a Special Group we’d like to introduce you to who, “don’t do anything by halves… We aim to make as big an impact on the market on behalf of our clients as is humanly possible. We create content that gets lots of attention and works... read »
Shine {Auckland}
This week’s LWC Friday contender loves a challenge. They get their biggest kicks out of working with people who want to find ways to change the rules not find a slightly better way to follow them. And change the rules they have. With a focus on challenger brands, Shine have raised the bar for the small... read »
Famous VS {Melbourne}
Famous Visual Services or just, Famous, if you’re colloquially inclined, are not the celebrity design divas you may have been led to believe. Oh no. In fact, they’re a spritely bunch of humble creatives with a passion for the craft and a nose for collaboration. With it’s founders having experience spanning both hemispheres, primarily New Zealand and the... read »
Tardis {Wellington}
Tardis are all about human connections, unfortunately not through a time bending telephone box with a flying doctor but still equally intriguing. While we are bombarded on a daily and constant basis with brand communication and messaging, Tardis attempt to cut through the clutter by helping brands make an emotional connection to their consumers. They... read »
Passport {Leeds}
New kids on the block and fresh out of uni, leaping feet first into the murky world of self employment, meet Leeds’ Passport, set up by pair Jonathan Finch and Rosalind Stoughton. New to the game, but definitely ones to look out for, the Passport studio primarily focus on design for print, brand, creative direction, identity,... read »
